Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 16:21:45 -0700 From: Bakul Shah <bakul@bitblocks.com> To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The future of perl on FreeBSD Message-ID: <200205072321.TAA13894@devonshire.cnchost.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 07 May 2002 23:41:00 BST." <200205072241.g47Mf0jV002339@grimreaper.grondar.org>
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> 3) Ditch perl from the base system completely, and rely on the > ports system for FreeBSD's perl requirements. YESSSSS!!!! > PRO: Speed up "make world", debloat source tree, prevent > many cross-build breakages. > CON: No high-level scripting system in the tree by default > (need to install a port to get one). The ports collection > will need some work to handle this. The base system should be able to get by with sh/awk/sed like it did before the Perl camel entered the tent. If - the core system was much smaller, - there was a much tigher integration with ports, and - there was a way to easily select which system configuration *profile* you wanted to install or modify before installing, a wide variety of users may be made happy. But this is a separate & often repeated discussion, I guess! -- bakul To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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